Moon Over Manifest
by Clare Vanderpool
Age: 10+
Moon Over Manifest
25 Sep 2017 Leave a comment
in Books, books 10+, Uncategorized Tags: American history, crime, family history, Great Depression, history, mystery, prohibition, small town life, strong girls, violence, WWI
The Silver Sword
12 Sep 2017 Leave a comment
in Books, books 9+ Tags: bravery, family, history, Poland, poverty, siblings, strong girls, war, WWII
The Silver Sword
(published in the US as Escape from Warsaw)
by Ian Seraillier
Age: 9+
Interests: history, World War II, Poland, war, family, poverty, refugees, strong female characters
The Higher Power of Lucky
28 Aug 2017 Leave a comment
in Books, books 9+, Uncategorized Tags: grieving, poverty, small town life, strong girls
The Higher Power of Lucky
by Susan Patron
Age: 9+
Interests: grief, small town life, poverty
The Twelve and the Genii
16 Aug 2017 Leave a comment
in Books, books 8+, Uncategorized Tags: family, fantasy, history, little people, play, siblings, toys
The Twelve and the Genii
by Pauline Clarke
(published in the U.S. under the title: The Return of the Twelves)
Age: 8+
Interests: fantasy, toys come to life, little people, history, siblings, family
The Making of Man
11 Aug 2017 Leave a comment
in Books, books 10+, Uncategorized Tags: biology, evolution, monkeys, science
The Making of Man
by Ian Wolfram Cornwall
Age: 10+
Interests: science, biology, evolution
A Valley Grows Up
01 Aug 2017 Leave a comment
in Books, books 10+, Uncategorized Tags: ancient history, architecture, British history, history, medieval history, small town life, war
A Valley Grows Up
by Edward Osmond
Age: 10+
Interests: history, British history, architecture, engineering, transportation, warfare, town planning, ancient history, medieval history
The Storm
28 Jul 2017 Leave a comment
in Books, books 6+, Uncategorized Tags: folktales, ghosts, weather
The Storm
by Kevin Crossley-Holland
illustrated by Alan Marks
Age: 6+
Interests: ghost stories, folktales, storms
The Girl Who Drank the Moon
22 Jul 2017 Leave a comment
in Books, books 10+, Uncategorized Tags: dragons, dystopia, fantasy, Magic, orphans, strong girls, witches
The Girl Who Drank the Moon
by Kelly Barnhill
Age: 10+
Interests: fantasy, magic, witches, dystopia, strong girls
Harriet the Spy
28 Jun 2017 3 Comments
in Books, books 10+, Classics Tags: adolescence, bad behavior, bullying, city life, friendship, New York, school, writers
Harriet the Spy
by Louise Fitzhugh
Age: 10+
Interests: middle school, writing, adolescence, friendship, bullying, city life, New York, bad behaviour
The Bronze Bow
23 Jun 2017 Leave a comment
in Books, books 11+, Uncategorized Tags: coming of age, early Christianity, ethics, history, Jesus, Jewish history, religion, romance, war
The Bronze Bow
by Elizabeth George Speare
Age: 11+
Interests: history, religion, Israel, Judaism and early Christianity, war, ethics, romance, coming-of-age story
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